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 Home : Reporting and Compliance : Complying With the Act : Sanctions For Not Complying : Naming in Parliament

Naming in Parliament
The Process of Naming
Process if An Employer Does Not Submit A Report
Process if A Report Does Not Comply
When a Named Organisation Complies with the Act
List of Non-compliant Organisations

Naming in Parliament

An employer may be named in a report to the Minister for the Status of Women, which is tabled in Parliament, if the employer:

  • Fails to submit a report to EOWA; or 
  • Submits a report to EOWA that does not comply with the Act.

The tabled list of 'named' or non-compliant employers is a public document, and may receive publicity in the media.

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The Process of Naming 

Employers that have not submitted a compliant report to EOWA will not immediately be named in a report to the Minister for the Status of Women. Instead, EOWA will adopt the following measures to assist the employers to become compliant.

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Process if an employer does not submit a report:

  • EOWA will contact employers if they have not yet lodged their report by 31 May.
  • If an employer still fails to submit a report, then under S. 19 of the Act, EOWA will give the employer 28 days’ notice of its intention to formally name them as non-compliant.
  • Where a subsidiary organisation has failed to meet the requirements of the Act, EOWA must also issue the parent organisation with a 28 day notice. In accordance with the requirements of the Act, parent organisations are ultimately responsible for ensuring that all their subsidiaries have submitted reports to EOWA.

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Process if a report does not comply:

  • If an employer submits a report that does not meet the requirements of the Act, they are given the opportunity to revise their report and provide more information.
  • An EOWA client consultant will be available to discuss the workplace program and report, and will advise the employer on how they can meet the requirements of the Act.
  • Where an employer has failed to meet the requirements of the Act, then under S. 19 of the Act, EOWA will give the employer 28 days’ notice of its intention to formally name them as non-compliant.
  • Where a subsidiary organisation has failed to meet the requirements of the Act, EOWA must also issue the parent organisation with a 28 day notice. In accordance with the requirements of the Act, parent organisations are ultimately responsible for ensuring that all their subsidiaries have submitted compliant reports to EOWA.

Any employer that has not yet complied with the Act after the 28 day period of notice may be named in a report to the Minister for the Status of Women, which is tabled in Parliament.

Section 19 of the Act sets out the process for naming an employer.
See also the list of non-compliant organisations for previous years.

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When a Named Organisation Complies with the Act

If an employer has been formally named as non-compliant in a report to the Minister for the Status of Women, the employer can still become compliant with the Act at any time thereafter.

 
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